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Demery Bishop
Ron Bossick
Marianne Bramble
Tina Gann
Charles Matlock
David McNaughton
Alan Robertson
A. Call to order:
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CITY MANAGER
Shawn Gillen
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
George Shaw
Planning Commission Meeting
AGENDA
June 17, 2019 — 7:00 p.m.
For City Council Meeting Jany 11, 2019 — 7: 00 p.m.
B. Consideration of Minutes:
1. Minutes of May 20, 2019
C. Disclosures/Recusals:
D. Old Business:
CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
E. New Business:
1. Subdivision of Land: requesting to divide property back into 3 single-family lots — 109 Jones
Avenue — Zone R-2 — 4-0003-13-021 — Thomas A. Smith.
F. Discussion only:
1. Home Base Business and Home Occupation Business — City of Tybee Island
2. Changing to buildable area requirement rather than simply lot size.
3. Requiring 100 percent (less driveway) greenspace in setbacks.
4. Limiting vacation rental licenses.
5. Changing R2 minimum lot size to 9,000 square feet.
6. Increasing variance application fee.
Adjournment:
Lisa L. Schaaf
Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or
participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities are
required to contact Jan LeViner at 912.472.5080 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations
for those persons.
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CITY MANAGER
Shawn Gillen
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
George Shaw
Planning Commission Meeting
AGENDA
June 17, 2019 — 7:00 p.m.
For City Council Meeting Jany 11, 2019 — 7: 00 p.m.
B. Consideration of Minutes:
1. Minutes of May 20, 2019
C. Disclosures/Recusals:
D. Old Business:
CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
E. New Business:
1. Subdivision of Land: requesting to divide property back into 3 single-family lots — 109 Jones
Avenue — Zone R-2 — 4-0003-13-021 — Thomas A. Smith.
F. Discussion only:
1. Home Base Business and Home Occupation Business — City of Tybee Island
2. Changing to buildable area requirement rather than simply lot size.
3. Requiring 100 percent (less driveway) greenspace in setbacks.
4. Limiting vacation rental licenses.
5. Changing R2 minimum lot size to 9,000 square feet.
6. Increasing variance application fee.
Adjournment:
Lisa L. Schaaf
Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or
participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities are
required to contact Jan LeViner at 912.472.5080 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations
for those persons.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Demery Bishop
Ron Bossick
Marianne Bramble
Tina Gann
Charles Matlock
David McNaughton
Alan Robertson
Planning Commission Meeting
MINUTES
May 20, 2019
CITY MANAGER
Shawn Gillen
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
George Shaw
CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
Chair Bishop called the May 20, 2019, Tybee Island Planning Commission meeting to order.
Commissioners present were Marianne Bramble, Ron Bossick, David McNaughton, Alan Robertson
and Charles Matlock. Tina Gann was absent.
Consideration of Minutes:
Chair Bishop asked for consideration of the April 15, 2019, meeting minutes. Commissioner Alan
Robertson made a motion to approve. Vice Chair Ron Bossick seconded. The vote to approve was
unanimous.
Disclosures/Recusals:
Chair Bishop asked if there were any disclosures or recusals. Commissioner Alan Robertson
recused himself from the special review item at 212 Butler Avenue.
Old Business:
Chair Demery Bishop asked if there was any old business. Commissioner David McNaughton
asked if the discussion on Maritime zoning district to do with the passenger cruise line and the
discussions based on the workshop from May are going to be on the agenda again to discuss. George
Shaw stated that the Maritime change was forwarded to City Council and he has not had any
feedback. He will check with them on that again. In addition, the other items can be scheduled for the
June Seventeenth meeting.
New Business:
Special review: Zoning letter approval for building crossover — 212 Butler Avenue — Desoto
Beach Hotel - 4-0004-07-002 — Zone C-1— Greg Stoeffler.
George Shaw stated in anticipation of the new Dunes that are being built later this year by the Corps
of Army Engineers, the Desoto Beach Hotel has approached City staff about building a private
crossover that will be done to DNR requirements after the dunes are built. They also are going to try to
have it ADA if possible. Greg Stoeffler, one of the owners of the Desoto Beach Hotel, approached the
Planning Commission and stated they felt they need this private crossover for their guest to be able to
access the beach. Commissioner Marianne Bramble made a motion to approve. Commissioner
Charles Matlock seconded. The vote to approve was unanimous.
Discussion only:
Allowing multifamily development in C-2 Zoning — Jeffrey A. Cramer:
George Shaw approached the Planning Commission and stated that the petitioner Jeffery A. Cramer
could not attend the meeting tonight therefore; he will be speaking for him. George Shaw stated the
Petitioner feels the City lacks housing in some areas, so allowing multifamily throughout C-2 would
help in that situation. George Shaw stated if just allowing multifamily without restricting it to long-
term rental you may not solve any housing problems, you might create more short-term rentals. In
addition, our Master Plan discourages down zoning in that district and encourages mixed use, which
we already allow with the residential over commercial. Logistically you cannot put residential below
flood and that area is an AE 9 zone. Therefore, they would have to elevate. It would be hard for Staff
to approve without limiting it to long-term rentals only. Vice Chair Ron Bossick stated the C-2
district is a very large district and asked how affordable housing would be designated. Commissioner
Marianne Bramble stated she would like it to be long-term rental to give workers on Tybee a place to
live. Chair Demery Bishop stated it must be limited to long-term rentals. Short-term has become too
wide spread on the Island. Commissioner Alan Robertson stated the Master Plan specifically
discourages down zoning within that corridor. In addition, we should look at each parcel separately
rather than a broad spectrum. George Shaw stated when Jeff A. Cramer goes in front of City Council
with this he will let them know how Planning Commission feels about this issue.
Home Base Business and Home Occupation Business — City of Tybee Island.
George Shaw approached the Planning Commission and stated this area has been a bit of a dilemma
for staff in trying to understand what is allowed and what is not allowed. There is some conflict
between the two and staff is looking for a little guidance in this area. The Home Base Business
License and Home Occupation Business License need to have some limiting factors to differentiate
the two. Commissioner Ron Bossick stated the ordinance says home occupation shall be limited to no
more than 25% of the heated floor, so the area under the house could not be used. George Shaw stated
that is a detail that we do not find out about most of the time. Maybe that is something we should put
in that has them give us more detail with the home based business application. Commissioner Alan
Robertson stated he likes the idea of a site plan because of the R-1 and R-2 disturbances that could
happen. Commissioner Marianne Bramble stated everyone that wants a home based business should
have to go through site plan review. Commissioner David McNaughton stated if people do not come
to your house, you should be fine getting a business license, but if people come to your house to do
business then you should probably have a special review or site plan review. George Shaw stated he
would do a draft with the input from Planning Commission to narrow it down a little and bring back to
them to look over and snake some decisions. Karen Gilbert, who lives at 113 Jones Avenue
approached the Planning Commission and stated she is a Pharmaceutical consultant that travels around
the Country and also has a home based Business office and pays the license every year. She feels like
the application she fills out each year answers most of her questions about the nature of her business
and feels the process works well.
Adjournment: Commissioner McNaughton made a motion to adjourn. Vice Chair Bossick
seconded. The motion to adjourn was unanimous.
7:05pm
Lisa L. Schaaf
STAFF REPORT
` PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: June 17, 2019
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: July 11, 2019
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LOCATION: 109 Jones Ave. PIN: 4-0003-13-021
APPLICANT: Thomas A. Smith III OWNER: Thomas A. Smith III
EXISTING USE: One single family dwelling lot
lots
ZONING: R-2
PROPOSED USE: Three single family dwelling
USE PERMITTED BY RIGHT: Yes
COMMUNITY CHARACTER MAP: Inland Cottage Neighborhood
APPLICATION: Minor subdivision plat approval (Sec. 5-140)
PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting minor subdivision approval for a three lot subdivision off of Jones Ave..
Each lot will have public road frontage.
ANALYSIS: This subdivision would create three lots of a size that meet the requirements of the R-2 zoning district.
The will both have sufficient access and be served by City water and sewer service. These lots existed in the past
but had been combined years ago.
Inland Cottage Neighborhood: This traditional neighborhood west of Butler consists of R-2, NG, P -C zoning
characterized by a grid of narrow, tree lined streets. Housing includes permanent residences and rental homes,
along with multifamily. Both traditional historic cottages and large new residential homes are found here. Other
uses include low density commercial and grocery, public/government buildings, and parks.
Comprehensive Plan — Community Character Area
Inland Cottage Neighborhood —Section 1. 2.6
Meets
Recommended Development Strategies
Strategy
YIN or N/A
1.
New development, redevelopment and restoration should be consistent with existing character
Y
of the area in terms of mass, scale, use and density.
2.
Permit only compatible uses including low density residential, public/institutional, and low
Y
impact commercial
3.
Develop and implement design and architectural standards
N/A
4.
Historic structures should be restored and/or preserved whenever possible.
N/A
5.
The City should provide appropriate incentives for historic restoration projects.
N/A
6.
Implement streetscape improvement to improve the pedestrian/bicycle environment and
N/A
encourage safety and mobility.
STAFF FINDING
This subdivision plat meets all requirements for a minor subdivision.
This Staff Report was prepared by George Shaw.
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